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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hint \Hint\ (h[i^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Hinting}.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch,
AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter,
ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. [root]36. Cf.
{Hent}.]
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to
suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
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Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. --Pope.
Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.
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